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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published April-May 1973
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Supergirl; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman (inset); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (inset)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy

7 page Secret Origins; Supergirl story "The Supergirl from Krypton!"

Characters Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, first appearance, origin); Zor-El (introduction, flashback); Miss Hart (introduction); Superboy (on a poster)
Synopsis Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Editing Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)

Half page Secrets of Secret Origins text article "1--Supergirl"

Characters Supergirl
Synopsis Changes in the Supergirl mythos.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset

6 page Secret Origins; Green Lantern story "SOS Green Lantern!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (intro, origin); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (intro)
Synopsis Hal Jordan is selected by the power ring of Abin Sur to become a Green Lantern.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Joe Giella
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #22 (September-October 1959)

9 page Secret Origins; The Atom story "Birth of the Atom!"

Characters The Atom [Ray Palmer] (intro, origin); Jean Loring (intro)
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Murphy Anderson
Reprinted From Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 (September-October 1961)

Half page Secrets of Secret Origins text article "2--Green Lantern and The Atom"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Synopsis Green Lantern's and Atom's origins discussed.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters Typeset